Euchaetes antica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from Arizona and New Mexico in the US,[1] south to Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala.[2]

Euchaetes antica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Euchaetes
Species:
E. antica
Binomial name
Euchaetes antica
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota antica Walker, 1856
  • Ctenucha salatis Boisduval, 1870
  • Ctenucha pollinia Boisduval, 1870
  • Euchaetes zonalis Grote, 1882
  • Euchaetes parazona Dyar, 1912
  • Euchaetes sinaloensis Dyar, 1921

The length of the forewing is 13–15 mm for males and 16–20 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Asclepias subverticillata.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Euchaetes Harris, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ^ Bug Guide